Dispensing-container.



0. L. PARMENTER.

DISPENSING GONTAINER. A APPLICATION I'ILBD D'EO. 11, 1906. 936,803, i Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

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ORVILLE L. PARMENTER, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, .ASSIG-NOR. TO RACINE PAPER GOODS COMPANY, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN.

DISPENSING-CONTAINER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pater'lted (bet. 12, 1909.

Application filed December 11,.1906. Serial No. 347,355.

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE L. PARMEN- TER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Racine, Racine county, State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dispensing- Oontainers; and I do hereby declare theV following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled :in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

This invention relates to certain improvements in dispensing contaners for paper cigar pocket rolls and the like, and the objects and nature of my invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art in the light of the following explanation of the example shown in the accompanying drawings for explanatory purposes, from among other possible Constructions within the spirit and scope of my invention.

An object of the invention is to provide certain improvements in details, elements and arrangements of parts, yvhereby an advantageous, eflicient and economical -container will be produced.

The invention consists in certain novel features in construction, or in combinations or arrangements of parts as more fully and particularly set forth hereinafter.

Referring to the accompanying drawings ;--I `igure l, is a perspective view of the container showing a roll of paper cigar pockets therein. Fig. 2 is a central vertical section of the container. Fig. 8, is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4:, is a detail perspective view of the container ba'se, rotary platform, carrier or'table, and interposed washer,separated and shown one above the other. Fig. 5, is a plan of the container wall showing the same in its original fiat form before being bent into approximately cylindrical form for application to the base.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 1, indicates a roll of paper cigar pockets. Each pocket usually consists of an elongated collapsible paper tube having an open upper end, and the pockets are detachably connected together in sheet like form. Usually the roll is formed by a number of sheets of such pockets connected together in series and then wound together into roll form so that by unwinding the roll, any numberv of pockets can be detached from the roll. The container is designed to receive and hold the roll of pockets, and permit unwinding thereof to serve or dispense the pockets as clesired or required. The container is designed to constitute an attractive and efiective advertising medium. The containers are adapted to be displayed on the cigar retailerls counter, or wherever it may be convenient to locate and display the same and the roll of pockets therein. As the cigars are retailed the inerchant, can draw out the desired number of pockets from the contaner, the roll freely Vrotating to unwind the pockets, and place the cigars therein and then detach the pockets and hand the incased cigars to the customer. It is often desirable to Vary the advertising matter on the container. For instance, the pockets bear advertising matter and it is often desirable that the container should advertise the same brand as the pockets therein.

Inl the specific example illustrated, the container comprises a fiat base or disk support 2, a freely rotatable roll carrier or table, and a removable cardboard or paper fabric wall. The particular form of base 2, shown consists of a round flat wooden disk having its edge polishedor otherwise finished. Justwithin its edge, this disk is formed with a comparatively deep vertical annular groove or socket 3, openin through the top face of the disk and usual y having concentric, parallel, Vertical walls. 4, is a vertical pivot or a-Xis projecting upwardly from the disk and arranged centrally within said groove or socket. This pivot can be formed in any suitable manner, as by a pin or nail inserted in or passed through the disk. 5, is a spacing washer resting on the top face of the disk and about centered on said pivot. This washer can be formed of any suitable material, for instance, I usually employ a disk of card board or the like.

- The rotary carrier or table for the roll in the' particular example shown, consists of a fiat ro'und clisk 6, in diameter less than the diameter of said annular groove or socket, and a central upwardly projecting usually tapered core or centering spindle 7, fixed to the spindle and rotating therewith. The core can be formed of a wooden block and the disk 6, of a st-iff disk'or cardboard or the like secured to the lower end of the core, although I do not wish to so limit my invention. The rotary carrier centers and revolves on said pivot or axis which extends loosely into a vertical central hole or bore in the disk and core. The center of the disk rests and rotates on the thin fiat washer 5 which holds the fl'at face of the disk up from the surface of the base, although- I do not wish to limit my invention to the employment of said Washer.

The vertical wall' of the container is formed by an approximately obl'ong somewhat elastic fieXible strip or sheet 8, of cardboard, comparatively stiffi paper, paper fabrie or the' like which can be outy out in fiat form and` printed, embossed, lithographed or otherwise suppliedV with advertising matter ona face thereof, and which can be* easily bent orl cnrled: by hand into approximately cylindrieal form. and slipped into the compa'ratively.deep annular socket of thev base. The length of the sheet 8- is less than the length or eircle of. said annular socket' sovthat the ends of the sheet 8,. When saidi sheet is seatedv in thetbase, will be'spaced or4 separated to` afford a vertical Opening throughwhich the pockets are unwound fromthe` roll and dispensed or served. The Width and. depthr of said socket are such as tof snugly and if sodesired removably receive' the lowerl end of the wall (lower edge portion of the sheet) and maintain the wall properly held to and mounted in the base by friction and. by reason of the elasticity of the' sheet.` The sheet 84 should possess sufiicient. body or Stiffness tomaintain its vertical-r position and yet should: be suffieiently elastic or flexible to permit production thereof in fiat formy and curling or bendin-g thereof into about cylindrieal form to enter the base. These sheets 8- can be shipped in flattened' out conditioir and can bev kept in stock to` have advertising matter applied thereto as ordered or required. In fact, the containers can be packed aandv shipped knocked down, if so desired.

The lower end of the roll of pockets rests on= and: is carried by the rotary carrier and is centered and heldthereonv by the core or spindlel extending up into the open center or core of .the roll. By thus monnting the roll on ar freely rotatable carrier, the roll easily rotates and qnickly responds to a slig-ht pnllon the projecting free end of the sheet of pockets, avoiding the necessity of' rotating the roll by one hand while' the other' hand manipnlates the free' end of the sheet of pockets, and also increasing' the stability of the container and avoiding the necessity of weighti-ng the same by a heavy base. or by forining. the entire container of considerable weight of metal.

esaso I do not wish to limit all features of my invention to the feature of having the sheet 8, freely removal`)le from the base' socket.

VVhat I claim is 1-. A dispensing counter stand consisting of' a base having a comparatively deep vertical annular groove or Seat arranged within the edge boundary of the base and Opening through the top face* of the base, a vertical advertising wall rising from the base and comprising a bent sheet of paper material in length. less than the diameter o-f sai-d annuiar seat, said sheet-.having its lower longitudinal edge portion insertod a. snbstantial distance into said groove to maintain the sheet in npright about cylindrical position and afixed to said base with its ends spaced to forma vertical slot throughout the length of the wall, and arotating table arranged on the base within said wall to carry and sustain a roll of paper cigar pockets with the lower end of the roll maintained above the top surface of the base, substantiallv as' described.

2. A container comprising a disk-like base having a deep annular socket, and an approximately cylindrical vertical removable wall having separated ends, and removably inserted and fitted in said socket and composed of a stiif yet iiexiblc sheet.

3. A container comprising a fiat basel having a: vertical annular socket Opening through its top face, and a vertical approximately cylindrical wall rising from said base and composed of a. sheet. of elastic yet stifi" paper bent or curled into the about cylindrical form and inserted and held in said socket.

4. dispensing counter stand consisting of a base having a. comparatively deep vertical annular groove or seat arranged within the cc ge bonndary of the base and opcning through the top face of the base, and a vertical advertising wall rising from the base and comprising a bent sheet in length less than the diameter of said annular seat, said sheet having its lower longitudinal edge portion inserted a snbstantial distai'ice into said groove to maintain the sheet in npright about cylindrical position and afiixedi to said base with its ends spaced to form a vertical slot throughout the length of the wall.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ORVILLE L. PARMENTE'R..

' Writnesses:

HUBERT E. Pncn, C. R. lVRIoi-IT, Jr. 

